Lt Belenko

If you're smoking the right stuff, all stonings are good.

Some really great shots http://www.tom-phillips.info/images/cool.pics.military.htm http://www.tom-phillips.info/images/cool.pics.military.2.htm http://www.tom-phillips.info/images/cool.pics.military.3.htm Set 1. The loose Sidewinder on the carrier deck is pretty damn scary. Set 2. That's a lot of C17s. Set 3. The pict of the brass ejecting from the M16 belongs in the Best Screen Captures in the CMSF forum.

The car was towing the rock. The driver was about to hit the tree and slammed the brakes. Obviously, it takes rocks a lot longer to stop than cars.

I think the troops are using Afghanistan opium poppies and they just think they are moving thru walls. Or are you the one using the opium poppies?

Don't stand near the guy with the RPG.

Ernie Pyle in WWII.

Higher. The numbers I quote are from the original Panzer Blitz booklet. Russian totals 12 Million Soldiers 12.5 Million Civilians. But my memory fades.

Initial cost: 100 X 2.00 = 200 Day 1: sell 50 @ 4.00 = 200. Day 2: Start with 50 pounds lose 1% for evaporation 50-1% = 49.5 Sell 49.5 lbs @ 4.00 = 198 Profit is (Day 1 200) + (Day 2 198) - (Cost 200) = $198 not really but dollars British money thingys.

Would the Canadians and ANZAC forces be included in the etcetera etcetera???

I never played a battle in CMBB that I used sewer movement. I assumed in a major city you could go multiple directions, Here it would be one path.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100402/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_israel_tanks_of_the_future Israeli unveils tank-defense system of the future By JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press Writer Josef Federman, Associated Press Writer – Fri Apr 2, 4:20 am ET HAIFA, Israel – On a dusty, wind-swept field overlooking the Mediterranean, a small team of researchers is putting the final touches on what Israel says is a major game changer in tank defense: a miniature anti-missile system that detects incoming projectiles and shoots them down before they reach the armored vehicles. If successful, the "Trophy" system could radically alter the balance of power if the country goes to war again against Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon or Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Its performance could also have much wider implications as American troops and their Western allies battle insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. "I think people will be watching the Israelis roll this thing out and see if they can get the hang of it," said John Pike, director of the military information Web site GlobalSecurity.org in Alexandria, Virginia. "The future of the United States army is riding on the proposition that something like this can work." The Trophy is believed to be the first of a series of so-called "active defense" systems to become operational. Such systems aim to neutralize threats before they strike the tank. In the past, tanks have relied on increasingly thick layers of armor or "reactive" technology that weakens an incoming rocket upon impact by setting off a small explosion. Israeli weapons maker Rafael, the developer of the Trophy, says the system has been in the works for years, but the bitter experience of Israel's 2006 war against Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon gave the project an extra push. Developers say the Trophy can stop any anti-tank rocket in the formidable Hezbollah arsenal, which struck dozens of Israeli tanks and killed at least 19 Israeli tank crewmen during their monthlong war. "We can cope with any threat in our neighborhood, and more," said Gil, the Trophy's program manager at Rafael. Citing security considerations, the company would not permit publication of his last name. Israeli analyst Yiftah Shapir said it is premature to tell whether the Trophy can make a major difference, however. He said the army must cope with the high costs of the system and determine exactly how it will be used. "When everyone knows that it works properly, it will change the battlefield," he said. Israeli media have said the cost is about $200,000 per tank. Rafael refused to divulge the price of the system, saying only that it's a "small fraction" of the cost of a tank. Gil and his small team of scientists conduct tests at a site in the outer reaches of Rafael's sprawling headquarters in northern Israel — firing rocket-propelled grenades, Sager rockets, and TOW and Cornet missiles at a lone tank set up in front of a massive fortified wall. The results are analyzed in a concrete hut loaded with laptops and flat-screen monitors. The tiny Trophy system, lodged behind small rectangular plates on both sides of the tank, uses radar to detect the incoming projectiles and fires a small charge to intercept them, said Gil. After firing, the system quickly reloads. The entire process is automated, holds fire if the rocket is going to miss the tank, and causes such a small explosion that the chances of unintentionally hurting friendly soldiers through collateral damage is only 1 percent, the company says. Pike, the military analyst, said systems like the Trophy are considered the way of the future for ground warfare. The technology is a key component of the U.S. "Future Combat System," the master plan for the American military, he said. The U.S. and Russia are developing similar systems. If the technology works, he said it will reduce the need for heavy armor on tanks — resulting in lighter vehicles that are easier to transport and deploy and are more nimble on the battlefield. But, he noted, "it's a lot easier to get it to work on a test range than it is to get it to work on a battlefield." Lova Drori, Rafael's executive vice president for marketing, said "there is a lot of interest" internationally in the Trophy and he expects "quite a few customers" in the coming years. Rafael officials said the Trophy has passed more than 700 live tests, and already has been installed in some Israeli Merkava 4 tanks in a pilot project. In a statement, the army said "dozens of tanks should be outfitted with the new system" by the end of the year, adding that Trophy contributes to "maintaining a strategic advantage over enemy forces." More than three years later, the 2006 war continues to shake Israel's defense establishment. Upward of 1,000 Lebanese were killed in the fighting, according to tallies by the Lebanese government, humanitarian groups and The Associated Press. In all, 159 Israelis were killed. The war ended in a stalemate and is largely viewed in Israel as a defeat. The Trophy is the latest in a series of new systems. State-owned Israel Military Industries is producing "Iron Fist," an anti-missile defense that is expected to be installed on Israeli armored personnel carriers next year. That system takes a different approach from Trophy, first using jamming technology that can make the missile veer off course, and if that fails, creating a "shock wave" to blow it up, said Eyal Ben-Haim, vice president of the company's land-system division. State-run Rafael is also developing "Iron Dome," which can shoot down the short-range Katyusha rockets that rained down on Israel in 2006, as well as Hamas rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. Iron Dome is expected to be deployed by this summer near Gaza. The Israeli air force recently unveiled a squadron of unmanned airplanes capable of reaching Iran, the key backer of Hezbollah and Hamas militants. Rafael has also developed an unmanned naval boat called the Protector, which it says is already prowling the waters off the Gaza coast. The Israeli navy confirmed the Protector is being tested, but gave no further details.

Karez - underground irrigation canals with multiple craters/shafts for removing the dirt. I think "sewer movement" will need to be part of CM:Afg. http://bigjournalism.com/myon/2010/04/02/red-horse-in-the-desert-of-death/

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Speaking of old posts. Does anyone have the one about the Sherman Tanks and the M4 designation. Something like: The M4 stood for the 4 minutes it was supposed to survive in combat. The M4A2 stood for 4 minutes-actually 2..... Funniest post ever. I've searched archives but no luck...anyone?

Surely, you have forgotten the tripod/Bren controversy.

I still like to see a regular windows directory system when in the Load a Battle screen. I want to move files to the "Already Played But Suck" Folder or the "Really Great Scenarios" folder. 1500+ scenarios in one massive list in CMBB gets a little difficult to scan through.

All this eye candy is nice, but do the gauges in the Priest represent the true oil pressure when moving at road speed? Tim Allen : When I walk into that (Sears) Craftsman tool department, my nipples get rock-hard! </Tim Allen >

flank shots?

Even though the letter on the hack indicates there was never any danger of PW's being lost here's my 2 pennys worth: My company is real strict on passwords. Must contain minimum: 1 UPPER 1 lower 1 number 1 special !@#$%^&*-=+_ avoid ()/ \. I replace some letters in my phrases with numbers S=5, o=0 a=@ etc 8-10 characters long Hacking computers can run the entire dictionary in zip**** milliseconds. Avoid words, use things like phrases. As a trigger for a phrase Think favorite line of favorite song or movie. Something you see in the room etc. "Battlefront.com Home of Superior Wargames" Using these rules this becomes: bFc_h05wG!. Something you could never EVER forget but totally complex a hacking computer could never find it. No birthdays, no pet names, no "PASSWORD" for password - dumbass, keyboard and qwerty are pretty hackable too. Yeah, we all have 25-100 PWs. Don't use the same PW on your PBEM files as your 401(k) - dumbass. But it is OK to group a few: all gaming sites the same, all PBEM games the same, all news sites the same, all knitting/sewing sites the same, all dating sites the same, all porno sites the same.The important ones: each bank different, each email different, all bill paying sights the different, paypal, ebay, amazon etc. There are other kinds of protection available too: If you don't move into the 21Century of PW schemes: You're screwed!

No bones from Steve, just a claw or two.

While playing the Russians I'm setting up a scenario with mines. It suddenly occurs to me all the signs on the Russian mine fields say "Achtung Minen" That was darn nice of Unkel Joe's boys to spell it in German when that could have used the Cryllic lettering and confused everybody. I haven't played CMAK in a while but did the Yanks and Brits do the same?? Over in CMSF do the Taliban call them IEDs too?

Yum goat milk. The old TV show Fear Factor once had a contest to milk a goat. No hands permitted, mouth only. Yup, sucking on a goat teat. <wretches> I changed the channel.</wretches>

I've got a 1900X1280 or something like that it works fine. Delete the prefs file and relaunch the game to select the new resolution. Besure you pick the native setting. Either this or the Vista patch.

Is this when we all sit around and sing Kumbya? Games, computers and TV are not motivators. Oprah, Dr Phil and the Biggest Loser have been preaching self help for years and most viewers are still on the couch saying "Pass the BonBons". Based on all the CM I've played, I should be ready to go out put a bazooka round in the next PzIV is see on the freeway.

I've always been attracted to dissimilar mates. Those with dissimilar parts then I have.